Bayer said the number of U.S. lawsuits brought against newly acquired Monsanto has risen to about 8,000 from 5,200 previously. This after Monsanto was ordered to pay damages for not warning of alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers. Reuters says Monsanto was ordered on Aug. 10 to pay $289 million in damages in the first of possibly … [Read more...]
Oregon Files Suit Against Monsanto Over PCBs
The State of Oregon has added its name to a growing list of lawsuits against the agrichemical empire, Monsanto, alleging that the company knew about the toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs) for decades but did nothing about it. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who filed the suit in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, accused the … [Read more...]
Evidence of Collusion Mounts in Monsanto Case
Litigation currently underway in San Francisco has revealed a lot of information regarding the major agrochemical company, Monsanto, and its effort to control the narrative around glyphosate, the key ingredient in one of the company’s leading products, Roundup. Some studies have shown glyphosate to be a contributing factor in certain cases of … [Read more...]
Internet Privacy Rules Rescinded
The Senate voted last week in favor of a resolution repealing a set of Obama-era rules that promised to protect internet privacy for consumers. This comes not long after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stayed the enactment of the rules in February. The bill passed mostly along party lines with a vote of 50 to 48. President Trump signed … [Read more...]
